Business in Brief

ALLENTOWN — With offices in Phoenixville, the multi-discipline engineering firm of Barry Isett & Associates welcomes new team membersto its civil and municipal departments.

The civil engineering department is welcoming Tyler Hill, EIT, a graduate of Penn State University who holds a B.S. in biological/agricultural engineering and a minor in environmental engineering.A member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Hill was a graduate student assistant in the biological engineering department.Hill is originally from Lititz, and now resides in the Allentown area.

While officially joining Barry Isett & Associates as a member of the municipal engineering services team, Christopher W. Geary, EIT of Schnecksville, is also assisting with land development projects.As a graduate of Lincoln Technical Institute, Cedar Crest and Lafayette Colleges, Geary possesses nearly 20 years of experience performing the engineering design of residential and commercial site development projects and construction management at Newton Engineering Group P.C.

Advertisement

Founded in 1977, Barry Isett & Associates, Inc. is a 100-member multidiscipline engineering and consulting firm. Barry Isett & Associates has three Pennsylvania offices in Allentown, Phoenixville and Hazleton and a branch in Phillipsburg, N.J.

F.N.B. Corporation names new bank director

HERMITAGE — F.N.B. Corporation recently announced the election of Richard W. Epstein to the board of First National Bank of Pennsylvania, the largest affiliate of F.N.B. Corporation.Epstein’s term began Aug. 1.

Epstein is managing partner of the law firm Ekker, Kuster, McCall & Epstein LLP.He serves as a lecturer in civil litigation and trial tactics for Continuing Legal Education Programs in Pennsylvania and co-taught a course in entrepreneurship and law at Grove City College.Epstein co-founded Open Community Connections, an interactive website and mobile app designed to support start-ups and to attract and retain the next generation by providing resources to college graduates and entrepreneurs, as well as Lindenlaw, which provides legal assistance to start-ups.Additionally, he is co-founder of Scientific Legal Services and College Career Profiler.

Epstein earned a Juris Doctorate from George Washington Law School in addition to a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Rochester.He is very active in local and regional economic development efforts, and currently serves as solicitor for Penn-Northwest Development Corporation, a member of the board of governors of the Pennsylvania Economy League, western division, chairman of the Shenango Valley Industrial Development Authority, vice chairman of the Pittsburgh Symphony at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, and director of the LindenPointe Development Corporation, which operates the eCenter, an incubator for start-ups and entrepreneurs. Epstein’s leadership was integral to the regional development and expansion of the United Way’s “Success by Six,” which champions educational development of children ages birth to six as a key to economic development.

By purchasing a paper balloon at the checkout for a $1 donation, customers raised $540,888 between June 23 and July 13.

“The passion and enthusiasm of our associates for Children’s Miracle Network is second to none,” said Rick Herring, president. “I am always humbled to see the overwhelming response from our generous customers, and I want to thank everyone for their support of children who are fighting for good health.”

Giant/Martin’s has been a supporter of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals for 17 years, recently eclipsing the $30 million fundraising mark. Each year Giant/Martin’s conducts balloon and candle paper icon campaigns in support of children’s hospitals in the Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Danville/Altoona, Baltimore, Md., Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Va. areas. In addition to in-store fundraising efforts, store associates also regularly volunteer at Children’s Miracle Network hospital events, including radio and television telethons.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, the alliance of premier hospitals for children, is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals across North America.